Smart911 offers extra help in responding to Worthington emergencies (OH)

Worthington residents can gain an additional sense of security through Smart911, available now that the city fully has transferred its emergency-call services to the Northwest Regional Emergency Communications Center in Dublin.

Smart911 allows people to provide specific details that 911 dispatchers might need in order to assist in an emergency, said Anne Brown, spokesperson for the city… READ MORE

Changes to Panhandle’s 911 system to include better GPS, disaster recovery operations (FL)

Santa Rosa County 911 technician is leading the charge to replace outdated 911 technology with new, state-of-the-art systems that will “save a ton of lives” once they are fully implemented throughout the Panhandle.  

Santa Rosa County’s 911 coordinator, Kevin Sowell, was recognized Thursday for spearheading the project, which he says will transform emergency response throughout the Panhandle… READ MORE

County’s new 9-1-1 service center to be housed in former Clarksville school (NY)

NEW SCOTLAND — Citing pandemic concerns and major savings to taxpayers, Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple requested and received permission to relocate the county’s Emergency 9-1-1 Communications Center from its planned place at the Shaker Place Nursing Home in Colonie to the county’s public-safety building in Clarksville. 

The Albany County Legislature approved Apple’s request in AugustREAD MORE

Joint Communications Center To Be Operational by 2021 (MO)

The City of Sedalia, Pettis County and PCAD are on board to establish a joint dispatch that is expected to be in operation by the start of 2021.

First Ward Councilman Tom Oldham detailed the project during a meeting of Sedalia City Council Tuesday night. The vote was seven yes and one absent (First Ward Councilman Jeff Leeman did not attend the meeting, held at the Municipal Building, 2nd and Osage… READ MORE